Meeting Notes 2016-08-23

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Meeting Minutes
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Agenda

  • Intro to PS1 and what we're about.
  • Let new members and visitors intro themselves.
  • Pick 2 random people to introduce themselves.
  • Introduce the Board and Area Hosts
  • Go over things that need doing around the space.
  • Awesome call outs
  • Tell me about What You Hack
  • Announcements
  • Questions
  • Votes
  • Tour

For extended discussions, we may take stack and borrow from MIBS Rules#Meeting Procedures.

Minutes

Intro to PS1

Bylaws#Purpose

Introductions

New People

  • Danny - moved here from Seattle, is into drones, boats, building tools, googled maker spaces.
  • Dexter - In school mechanical engineer, into robotics, found out through JP.
  • Abe - mechanical engineer, computers, gaming tech nerd, recommended through Jeremy.
  • Austin - tinkering, cars, woodworking , found out through Abe.
  • Eng - just graduated mechanical engineer, solid works, automation using sensors, found out through college.
  • Scott - wants to learn about ps1, learn python, found out through Python meetup.
  • Dr. Harvey - 50 patents, chemistry, electro plating device. Brown introduced him, the guy with a rock crusher. Nuclear physician, knows electronics.
  • Trent - graphic designer, art, interest in STEM, found out through Dr. Harvey.

Two Random Members

  • Dan - industrial designer, hack LED lighting, carbon nano tube plate lighting, found out from a friend.
  • Jacob, interested in power boats, president of Evanston makers, googled maker spaces

Board and Area Hosts

Things that need doing around the space

  • Finish lounge 2.0
  • Back door being open is an issue with security
  • Clean up after yourself!
  • If you use stuff, maybe buy some more.

Awesome Callouts

  • Andrew - for authorizing on wood lathe
  • Andrew and Matt - Power washed lounge 2.0
  • Ed and bob - took care of mac mini

What have you been hacking

  • John Farmer - Working on a guitar.
  • Danny - Working on a drone, one has removable arms.
  • JP - secured line of sight rights for southeast of O'Hare, for cameras and put on You tube
  • Jonny - using software to making a game, based on pet.
  • Shelly - finished three more pages for a coloring book.

Announcements

  • Friday at 6 - Kitchen planning meeting
  • Thursday - barbeque, bring beer and meat, breakfast for dinner
  • Wednesday - Python
  • Wednesday - Cajoo
  • Thursday - Kicad, Andrew S.
  • MSnbc book club
  • Saturday - Analog game night
  • Saturday - Southside mini maker fair
  • Sunday - Orientation to PS1

Questions

Historical significance of PS1, based on the first responder to Chicago fire. How do events and access to the space work.

Votes

Tour

Who wants to give a tour? Dan will give a tour!